Irish debt 'unsustainable'

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Ireland's central bank is expected to announce that around another £30bn needs to be injected into the capital reserves of the country's stricken banks. As business editor Robert Peston reports, the entire Irish banking sector could now be nationalised. Fintan O'Toole, writer at the Irish Times, analyses whether the bailout is sustainable.

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